Diplomat

Background

Proficiencies & Equipment

Skill Proficiencies:: Insight, Persuasion
Tool Proficiencies:: No additional tool proficiencies
Languages:: Two of your choice
Equipment:: A set of fine clothes, a letter of passage from a local minor authority or traveling papers that signify you as a traveling diplomat, and a belt pouch containing 20 gp

Description

You have always found harmonious solutions to conflict. You might have started mediating family conflicts as a child. When you were old enough to recognize aggression, you sought to defuse it. You often resolved disputes among neighbors, arriving at a fair middle ground satisfactory to all parties.

Features

A Friend in Every Port.

Your reputation as a peacemaker precedes you, or people recognize your easy demeanor, typically allowing you to attain food and lodging at a discount. In addition, people are predisposed to warn you about dangers in a location, alert you when a threat approaches you, or seek out your help for resolving conflicts between locals.

Suggested Characteristics

Overview

d8	Personality Trait
1	I like to travel, meet new people, and learn about different customs.
2	I intercede in minor squabbles to find common ground on all sides.
3	I never disparage others, even when they might deserve such treatment.
4	I always try to make a new friend wherever I travel, and when I return to those areas, I seek out my friends.
5	I have learned how to damn with faint praise, but I only use it when someone has irked me.
6	I am not opposed to throwing a bit of coin around to ensure a good first impression.
7	Even when words fail at the outset, I still try to calm tempers.
8	I treat everyone as an equal, and I encourage others to do likewise.

d6	Ideal
1

Unity.

d8	Personality Trait
1	I like to travel, meet new people, and learn about different customs.
2	I intercede in minor squabbles to find common ground on all sides.
3	I never disparage others, even when they might deserve such treatment.
4	I always try to make a new friend wherever I travel, and when I return to those areas, I seek out my friends.
5	I have learned how to damn with faint praise, but I only use it when someone has irked me.
6	I am not opposed to throwing a bit of coin around to ensure a good first impression.
7	Even when words fail at the outset, I still try to calm tempers.
8	I treat everyone as an equal, and I encourage others to do likewise.

d6	Ideal
1	Harmony. I want everyone to get along. (Good)
2	Contractual. When I resolve a conflict, I ensure all parties formally acknowledge the resolution. (Lawful)
3	Selfishness. I use my way with words to benefit myself the most. (Evil) 4 Freedom. Tyranny is a roadblock to compromise. (Chaotic)
4	Freedom. Tyranny is a roadblock to compromise. (Chaotic)
5	Avoidance. A kind word is preferable to the drawing of a sword. (Any)
6	Unity. It is possible to achieve a world without borders and without conflict. (Any)

d6	Bond
1	I want to engineer a treaty with far-reaching effects in the world.
2	I am carrying out someone else's agenda and making favorable arrangements for my benefactor.
3	A deal I brokered went sour, and I am trying to make amends for my mistake.
4	My nation treats everyone equitably, and I'd like to bring that enlightenment to other nations.
5	A traveling orator taught me the power of words, and I want to emulate that person.
6	I fear a worldwide conflict is imminent, and I want to do all I can to stop it.

d6	Flaw
1	I always start by appealing to a better nature from those I face, regardless of their apparent hostility.
2	I assume the best in everyone, even if I have been betrayed by that trust in the past.
3	I will stand in the way of an ally to ensure conflicts don't start.
4	I believe I can always talk my way out of a problem.
5	I chastise those who are rude or use vulgar language.
6	When I feel I am on the verge of a successful negotiation, I often push my luck to obtain further concessions.